PSA NEWS AND UPCOMING DEADLINES

We will post the details and deadlines for submitting entries here.

PSA INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS

The PSA Interclub Competitions are organized by PSA Divisions and begin in the fall of each year. Each Interclub Competition has its own schedule, guidelines, and requirements (e.g., three or four judgings a year). Participating clubs are from all over the world and both the club and the individuals participating can receive international recognition for their photography. It is not necessary for SJCC club members to be a member of PSA to participate; however, it is required that participants be a member of SJCC.

At the conclusion of each season ICIC, PJD, and ICPC each hold end of year competitions where that division's winning entries compete.

As you can see, our club has an ongoing need for your best efforts to submit to one or more of these twenty-plus PSA competitions. If a full complement of images cannot be submitted (usually six by different makers) it hurts the club's score and you don’t get a chance to make your club look good or win a ribbon or an end of year plaque! Please see schedule in the Files area.

Please take the time to submit your digital images to our PSA representative Diane Morton (dc-morton@comcast.net) and bring your prints to the meeting.

Following are the seven divisions with a brief description of each:

International Club Image Competition (ICIC)
A subset of the Color Projected Image Division (CPID) with competitions four times a year. Subject matter is open and the entries are digital.

International Club Creative Competition (ICCC)
Also a subset of CPID with competitions three times a year. Subject matter is creative (e.g., lots of computer manipulation) and the entries are digital.

Electronic Imaging Division (EID)
Holds competitions four times a year. Subject matter is open and the entries are digital.

Nature (ND)
Holds competitions three times a year. Subject matter is all branches of natural history. All adjustments must appear natural with no human element present. All entries are digital.

Photo Travel (PTD)
Holds competitions three times a year. Subject matter is travel and must express the feeling of a time and place and portray a land and its people in its natural state. Any adjustments must appear natural. All entries are digital.

Photojournalism (PJD)
Holds competitions three times a year. Subject matter includes human interest, documentary, and spot news. Entries may not misrepresent the truth by manipulation or alteration. All adjustments must appear natural. All entries are digital.

International Club Print Competition (ICPC)
Holds competitions four times a year. Subject matter is open and all entries are unmounted, unmatted prints. Prints may be color, monochrome, or creative; 5x7 to 8.5x12 (small) or larger than 8.5x12 to 16x20 (large).

PSA-related files: PSACompetitionNotes.doc   PSACompetitionSchedule.xls